Coming back from a peaceful vacation is never easy, especially when the real world is far from peaceful. The first headline that greeted me was the exchange of fire between the United States and Iran for the first time in a month. The end of the war that began six months ago remains as elusive … Read more
For many Iranians, the new US sanctions campaign, called Operation Economic Pariah, seems superfluous given their country’s bleak economic situation. Iranians face rampant food inflation, closed gas stations and a seemingly endless depreciation of the country’s currency caused by a lack of foreign reserves. Vegetable oil in Iran in August cost 383% more than a … Read more
US President Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran hard and claimed Washington was helping about 30 ships pass through the Strait of Hormuz each night. Trump’s comments on Monday came after the United States bombed the Iranian island of Larak and Tehran launched retaliatory attacks on American military bases and assets in Jordan and the … Read more
John Ternus takes over as Apple CEO on Tuesday, inheriting a company that dominates the smartphone market but lags behind rivals in artificial intelligence. One of his biggest challenges will be balancing the company’s dependence on China while avoiding acute political pressure from the White House. 51, joined Apple’s design team in 2001 and rose … Read more
Valve has reportedly suffered a massive leak, with over 12 terabytes of the game developer’s internal data now available online. This not only includes data from its own games like Portal 2 and the canceled Half-Life 2: Episode 3, but also from games from other developers like Grand Theft Auto V and Dragon Age: Origins. … Read more
On Monday afternoon, the NFL abandoned its entire list of waiver claims after Sunday’s drawdown day. The Detroit Lions did not receive anyone off waivers and, more importantly, no Lions players were claimed off waivers. As a reminder, a player who is cut goes on waivers if he has had three or fewer accumulated seasons … Read more
SALT LAKE CITY — Each year, James Karner travels to Antarctica as principal investigator of the Antarctic Meteorite Search to find and collect meteorites for the world to study. Despite these annual pilgrimages, Karner had never witnessed a meteorite fall. That was until the morning of August 13, 2022, when he and many others heard … Read more
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s authorities said Monday that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has topped 6,000 cases with 2,911 deaths.More than 1,360 people have recovered from the virus, in what authorities said was an “encouraging” development.The outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading under extremely difficult conditions, fueled by insecurity, displacement, a health workers’ … Read more
Taekwondo champion Isabelle Sava died “completely unexpectedly in her sleep after suffering cardiac arrest,” according to her family. He was 19 years old. “It is with an incredibly heavy heart that I am creating this fundraiser on behalf of my dear friends, Laura and Ovi Sava, who are facing every parent’s worst nightmare: the sudden … Read more
Driscoll’s resignation comes after months of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to US media reports. Posted August 31, 2026 August 31, 2026 US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll has submitted his resignation following months of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to media reports. When asked about a Wall Street Journal report about … Read more